Quijano

Cantabria

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Land use - cover near
Quijano

Forest

34 km2

39%

Other nature

0 km2

Agriculture

51 km2

58%

Water

1 km2

Urban area

2 km2

Tourist information Quijano
Municipality Piélagos

Place information

Place name:	Quijano
Municipality:	Piélagos (88.2 km², 18934 inh.)
Location within mun.:	South
In province:	Cantabria
In region:	Cantabria
Nearest coastline:	Atlantic Ocean Costa de Cantabria
Costa:	Costa de Cantabria

Neighbouring places

Place name	Distance (km)	Direction
Vioño	1.2	South-West
Renedo	1.8	South
Pielagas	1.8	South
Barcenilla	2.3	North
Rumoroso	3.9	North-West

Municipalities adjacent to the place Quijano

Number	Direction	Municipality-name
1	North-East	Santa Cruz de Bezana
2	East	El Astillero
3	East	Camargo
4	South-East	Villaescusa
5	South	Castañeda
6	South	Puente Viesgo
7	South-West	Torrelavega
8	West	Polanco
9	North-West	Miengo

Accomodation

	Type	Link
	Hotel	Hotels Piélagos this website
	Hotel Booking	booking.com
	Nearest Parador	parador de santillana gil blas in Santillana del Mar (13 km)
	Camping	Nearest camping (ACSI): Santillana S.L. 13.0 km No campsites present in municipality
	Holiday home
	Airbnb	Airbnb in Piélagos
	Property	Fotocasa Quijano municipality Piélagos

Tourist attractions

Castle:
Nearest castle: Torre de los Porres / Casa fuerte de los Porres / Casa fuerte de los Porras 43.1 km
No castles in this municipality
museum in Piélagos

Museum:
Nearest museum: Museo Etnográfico De Cantabria. Casa Velarde 10.2 km
No museums in this municipality

Sport and Culinary - Gastronomy

	Wine:	Nearest wine-area: Txakoli de Bizkaia - Bizkaiko Txakolina DO (Chacolí de Vizcaya) 45.4 km no vineyards present
	Golf:	no golf courses present

Landscape of area

Classified as:

Beautiful landscape

Mean height:

83 meter

Lowest point:

-3 meter

Highest point:

340 meter

Plain-Flat:	26 km² (30%)
Hills:	53 km² (61%)
Mountains:	8 km² (9%)

At coast:

Yes

Catchment - watershed (river):

Noordelijke rivieren

Nearest big river:

Ebro 43.9 km

Nature areas (walking - hiking and cycling -biking):

nr	type	name	ha
1	Parque Natural	Parque Natural de las Dunas de Liencres	240

Nearest Nature-area: Parque Natural de las Dunas de Liencres (Parque Natural) ,8.1 km

Topographic relief (points of interest):

nr	type	topographic name
1	Beach	Playa de Valdearnas
2	Peak	Monte Picota
3	Point - coast	Punta de Somocueva
4	Rock	Urro Mayor

Distance to capital cities autonomous regions

City	Autonomous community	Distance (km)
Las Palmas	Canary Islands	1994
Toledo	Castilla–La Mancha	389
Mérida	Extremadura	533
Santa Cruz	Canary Islands	2003
Santiago de Compostela	Galicia	378
Palma de Mallorca	Balearic Islands	695
Zaragoza	Aragon	317
Valencia	Valencian Community	527
Logroño	La Rioja	159
Vitoria-Gasteiz	Basque Country	120
Santander	Cantabria	16
Barcelona	Catalonia	550
Oviedo	Principality of Asturias	154
Madrid	Community of Madrid	329
Murcia	Region of Murcia	643
Pamplona	Chartered Community of Navarre	198
Valladolid	Castile and León	200
Sevilla	Andalusia	686
Ceuta	Ceuta	839
Melilla	Melilla	901

Transport

Roads:	N-623 (12 km), N-611 (9.1 km), A-67 (6.9 km), A-8 (0.5 km), CA-143 (0.5 km), CA-144 (0.4 km).
Railway (train) present:	Yes
Airport present:	No
Weir (Reservoir) present:	No